Opening up large amounts of loosely structured information for easy access and use is a complex problem. This paper describes two systems that address different aspects of the pro...
An important issue arising from Peer-to-Peer applications is how to accurately and efficiently retrieve a set of K best matching data objects from different sources while minimizi...
We study the dynamics of information change, using modal logic as a vehicle. Our semantic perspective is that of a supermodel in which a state represents some agent's informa...
Pervasive computing environments have created a requirement for spatial- and temporal-aware access control systems. Although temporal, spatial and spatio-temporal role-based acces...
Semantic heterogeneity of information is a major barrier of information and system interoperability. Defining ontology of data and mapping ontologies among heterogeneous informati...